Meteoric
When two couples simultaneously discover a meteorite landing site, the claim to the celestial object becomes a battle of wits, gender, and a declaration of true desire.
EPK AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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Philip SedgwickDirectorhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655915/
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Philip SedgwickWriterhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655915/
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Christina July KimProducerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2760407/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Lesley LillywhiteProducerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm5342264/?ref_=tt_rv_t4
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Christina July KimKey Cast"Izzie"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2760407/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Kincaid WalkerKey Cast"Carina"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1970180/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Sam WhittenKey Cast"Finn"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3049041/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Joel FosterKey Cast"Lyman"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11894914/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama
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Runtime:18 minutes 37 seconds
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Completion Date:June 6, 2022
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Black Magic
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Aspect Ratio:2:39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Alexandria Film FestivalAlexandria VA
Virginia/DC Area Premiere
Official Selection -
Silicon Valley Film FestivalSan Jose, CA
December 9, 2022
Northern California Premiere
Official Selection -
Poppy Jasper Film FestivalGilroy, CA
April 17, 2023
Official Selection -
Stage 32 Short Film ContestLos Angeles, CA
United States
Semi Finalist -
Silicon Beach Film FestivalHollywood, CA
United States
September 8, 2023
Official Selection -
Sunscreen West Film FestivalHermosa Beach, CA
November 4, 2022
California/Los Angeles
Official Selection -
SYS's Six Figure Film FestivalAgoura Hills, CA
United States
October 7, 2023
Official Selection -
Kansas City Film Fest InternationalKansas City, MO
United States
March 26, 2023
Missouri Premiere
Official Selection -
Louisville International Film FestivalLouisville KY
October 8, 2022
Kentucky Premiere
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The Wild Bunch Film FestivalTucson, AZ
October 22, 2022
Best Director, Philip C. Sedgwick, Modern Day Short Western; Director's Choice Award, Best Modern Day Western; Best Supporting Actor, Sam Whitten -
Arizona Underground Film FestivalTucson, AZ
United States
September 16, 2022
World
Official Selection -
Spotlight International Film FestivalJacksonville, FL
United States
Official Selection -
Texas Short Film FestivalSan Antonio, TX
October 22, 2022
Texas Premiere
Finalist, Nominated Best Drama Film -
Wallachia International Film FestivalWallachia
Romania
October 1, 2022
Romanian Premiere
Diamond Award, Featurette Film -
Oaxaca Film FestivalOaxaca
Mexico
December 9, 2022
Mexico Premiere
Official Selection
Philip wrote his first script at the prompting of a writer friend. He entered his second script, Neon Cactus, into the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship, which placed as a Quarter-Finalist in the prestigious competition. Since that time, more an armada of his screenplays and films have received acclaim from film festivals, fellowships and competitions. Philip serves as a juror for the Prescott Film Festival, where he also presents screenwriting workshops.
As a child in Pittsfield, Massachusetts I remember the awe I felt observing the meteorite on display in the Berkshire Atheneum. Little did I know this 143-pound space rock was found in Diablo Canyon, Arizona, not far from the famous Barringer Crater near Winslow. Nor did I realize that I would be destined to land in Arizona myself.
Cut to June 2016 when the local news showed amazing dashcam footage of a meteor plummeting toward the White Mountains not far from Tucson, where I now live. It was so profound, I wrote a short screenplay entitled METEORIC that follows two couples in search of meteorites from this event, and who discover a large meteorite at the same time. That's when the fun of the story begins...
So, back in 2021 when my short film, ZAP! made the festival rounds, it was one of twenty films selected into the Silicon Valley International Film Festival. The director of the festival, Christina July Kim, and I had a wonderful Q & A session regarding the film and, of course that evolved into “what's next?” Next thing I knew, we were discussing why METEORIC was timely - with or without the influence of Adam McKay’s DON'T LOOK UP - and why I should direct it sooner than later.
In a blast of energy, next thing I knew Christina signed on as Executive Producer and as one of the cast members, IZZIE.
So here we are... in the festival circuit again with a fun and profound film that addresses relationships, attitudes towards discovery, and the tendency of humans to want to dissect anything found to absorb meaning instead of simply savoring the discovery for what it is.
We trust you'll have as much fun watching our film as we had in making it. And we trust that you'll be inspired by our film to look up ponderously at the sky and feel awe for everything that is out there.
EPK available on request.